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                <p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">The </span><span class="f_UIControl">Keyboard</span><span class="f_BodyText"> tab on the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Customize</span><span class="f_BodyText"> window enables you to configure shortcuts used to access main menu options. This is convenient for creating additional shortcut keys or for changing the current configuration to match your work habits or other applications.</span></p>
<p class="p_TextIndentedL2"><img src="customizemenu-keyboard.png" width="423" height="307" border="0" alt="CustomizeMenu-Keyboard"></p>
<p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">Modify Keyboard Shortcuts</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">To modify a keyboard shortcut, follow the steps below:</span></p>
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<li value=1><span class="f_NumberedList">Select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Tools | Customize</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> menu option. The </span><span class="f_UIControl">Customize</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> dialog displays.</span></li>
<li value=2><span class="f_NumberedList">Click on the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Keyboard</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> tab, and in the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Category</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> field click on the drop-down arrow and select the menu containing the command to modify.</span></li>
<li value=3><span class="f_NumberedList">In the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Command</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> field, click on the drop-down arrow and select the command. The current shortcut key (if any) for the command is displayed in the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Current Keys</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> field.</span></li>
<li value=4><span class="f_NumberedList">Move the cursor to the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Press New Shortcut Key</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> field and press the required shortcut key(s) for this command.</span></li>
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<td width="917" bgcolor="#f7f7ff" style="width:917px; background-color:#f7f7ff;"><p class="p_TiporNoteText"><span class="f_TiporNoteText">Press the actual keys to use. For example, to use </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[F5]</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> press the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[F5]</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> key, don't type </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">F</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> then </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">5</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText">.</span></p>
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<p class="p_Bulletlist3"><img src="modifykeyboardshortcut-step1.png" width="420" height="302" border="0" alt="ModifyKeyboardShortcut-Step1"></p>
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<td width="917" bgcolor="#f7f7ff" style="width:917px; background-color:#f7f7ff;"><p class="p_TiporNoteText"><span class="f_TiporNoteText">In the example above, the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Assign</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> button is disabled. This is because </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[F5]</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> is already a shortcut to view diagram properties. If this occurs you must select a different shortcut key.</span></p>
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<li value=5><span class="f_NumberedList">Once you have selected an available shortcut, click on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Assign</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> button to apply the change. In the example below, the new shortcut is </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[N]</span><span class="f_NumberedList">.</span><br>
<span class="f_NumberedList">&nbsp;</span><br>
<img src="modifykeyboardshortcut-step2.png" width="423" height="301" border="0" alt="ModifyKeyboardShortcut-Step2"><br>
<span class="f_NumberedList">&nbsp;</span></li>
<li value=6><span class="f_NumberedList">This has added a new shortcut so that both </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[N]</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> and</span><span class="f_MenuKeyField"> [Ctrl]+[N]</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> create a new Enterprise Architect project.</span><br>
<span class="f_NumberedList">&nbsp;</span><br>
<span class="f_NumberedList">If you intend </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[N] </span><span class="f_NumberedList">to be the only shortcut for this action, select </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[Ctrl]+[N]</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> in the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Current Keys</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> list and click on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Remove</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> button.</span></li>
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<td width="917" bgcolor="#f7f7ff" style="width:917px; background-color:#f7f7ff;"><p class="p_TiporNoteText"><span class="f_TiporNoteText">Remember that you can always revert to the default shortcut keys by clicking on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Reset All</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> button.</span></p>
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<td width="917" bgcolor="#f7f7ff" style="width:917px; background-color:#f7f7ff;"><p class="p_TiporNoteText"><span class="f_TiporNoteText">Modified shortcut keys are stored in the registry, so they only affect the current user.</span></p>
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<td width="917" bgcolor="#f7f7ff" style="width:917px; background-color:#f7f7ff;"><p class="p_TiporNoteText"><span class="f_TiporNoteText">About Custom Layouts and Keyboard Shortcuts: </span><span class="f_TiporNoteText">If you have set keyboard shortcuts, these are not overridden if you switch to the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Default Layout</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> or the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Iconix Layout</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> option. However, if you have set keyboard shortcuts and you switch to a </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">User Layout</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText">, your keyboard shortcuts are overridden, unless you have saved them as part of the user layout you have switched to. For more information about custom layouts, see the </span><span class="f_TiporNoteText" style="font-style: italic;"><a href="customlayouts.htm">Custom Layouts</a></span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> topic.</span></p>
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